Bucks County Home Networks
Providing Bucks and Montgomery County Homes with the knowledge and personal services - meaning your devices, your applications, your needs - to better secure home networks, protect accounts, use privacy tools, and adopt safer online practices based upon what you have and what you do online
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Overview
Understand Identity, Data and Security Posture.
Better protect yourself, your families, your homes, and your assets - with behavior awareness and devices’ configurations.
Be skeptical, trust slowly, and share less.
Near 100% certainty: Your personal information is available online to Identity Thieves
It’s Like Locking Your Doors at Night
The Bare Minimum
These actions reflect a minimal security mindset that will help protect against Identity Theft.
Links for the 3 credit bureaus (establish a free account at each; in addition to freezing credit, review credit reports for accuracy 1x per quarter or per year):
More Actions
These additional actions should be considered as part of that security mindset.
Website pages under the Guidance tab provide additional information.
* EBT = Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards
PA recommends changing PIN every month https://pa.gov/agencies/dhs/newsroom/-reminds-snap-recipients-to-lock-ebt-cards--change-pins-ahead
Improve Security with Your Current Devices
Are you giving out more information than you realize just by having your phone with you when you are away from home or using technology exactly the way it was intended? Are your primary devices (computer, phone and router) receiving security updates from the manufacturer? There are steps you can take to improve privacy and security here too.
Network and device configuration is as important as User Behavior. Privacy and Security configurations can be hidden in various layers of settings and application menus. It may be overwhelming to navigate, but with some guidance, you can use features that help protect your information using the privacy and security functions that your devices and user accounts already support.
Due to the nature of Home Security (diversity of device capabilities and specific circumstances of each person), the most practical way to insure an individual’s specific needs are configured for best practices, Bucks County Home Networks offers in person guidance with a state licensed Professional Engineer with your devices and network(s). All In-Home Services are quoted (and guarantee that price will not exceed quote).
Our Basic Service can cover any of the following areas:
Update and harden the configuration of your home network router or add Mesh
Network (config)
Router (config)
TV Services (streaming/cable)
Home Network
Update your privacy and security settings for applications, multi factor authentication, and using a password manager
User Accounts
Privacy & Security (config)
Passwords/Passkeys (config)
User Behaviors (review)
Social Media (review)
Update your operating system (set to auto), and use privacy and security settings
Devices
Computer (config)
Mobile Phone (config)
Other devices (review)
Knowledge is under attack. A reliable, truthful news feed configured based on your interests (free with any service)
News Literacy (free)
News Feed (free config)**
Recognizing a trustworthy source
Our Service
Example Services
Review of Online Basics (security and privacy awareness, phishing)
Network, Cable Modem, Router or Mesh Router Config
Computer and Mobile Phone Config
Browser and Application Privacy Config
TV Streaming Devices / Eliminate Cable TV Set-top boxes
Transparency
Our website guidance blog may help do-it-yourself people who could use a list or links to additional information and recommendations
If you prefer in-home support, our service is an affordable, professional option that combines education and best practices with configuration of your devices
Guidance
We provide well-sourced knowledge and best-practices guidance to help people strengthen their home network security posture, develop stronger awareness, avoid scams, and influence smarter on-line behavior
See our Guidance page for more detailed information
Notes
The guidance on the website is for informational purposes and does not guarantee protection against existing threats, nor protection against evolving threats.
Users are responsible for their own network security and privacy, including possible additional actions to further enhance their security.
** Basic Service: The In-Home Basic Service can cover any services in your home - quotes are guaranteed. Checking configurations are completed directly on your devices with you watching each step - insuring that you understand any changes and that your credentials are never captured or stored by us. Most home service is expected to be completed within a 2 hour window.
Optional News Feed Source guidance is not charged, and aligned to your interests.